Snowball Throwing Incident Results in Conj--Iderable Damage to Dillon Hall
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. ' ' RocheMta, with reservations -p, 8 ·.. ,, :"_"II '·'i, 'JO · m.!. · · P :_ . '" r, """Papt·f :-t rvmJ. nutrc· d:.l.me and saim mar{"' FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1979 !j;.QIW1~ .. :; ........ •. ~·:.~~-- ··•· ·zrP.'-..--.aili•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••iillill Chinese Sowder 'smash'into succumbs to Viet defense meningitis · Notre Dame senior Andrew Sowder, 21, died at 9:45 a.m. yesterday in the intensive care unit of Sc Joseph's Hospital. Sowder, a Cavanaugh resident, fell into a coma Sunday after contracting meningococcus · meni~gitis, and never regained consciOusness. Sowder, a finance major, served as Cavanaugh Hall presi dent last year, and ran freshman orientation in that hall each year. He played the falto in varsity and marching band, .. and was a member of the brass ensemble. He also worked for Ombudsman and was active in interhall athletics. Sowder is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. jerry Madison Sowder of Idalou, 'rex.; and older brother Lt. James Sowder a West Point graduate presently stationed at Fort Hood, Tex.; twin brothers Bob and Bill, students at Texas A & M in College Station, Tex.; a sister Mary, a student at Trinity College in San Antonio, Tex.; and a younger brother Tim, presently a freshman at Idalou High School. University President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh celebrated a memorial mass for Sowder at 10 a.m.this morning in Sacred Heart Church. Fr. David Fedor, assistant rector of Cavanaugh, delivered the homily,· and the brass ensemble of which Sowder Gathered before a likeness of Buddha these young num appear as if they have come to worship had. been a member, provided this great god of snow. [Photo by Tracy jan~ McAulzffe] ffiUSlC. --===========;:.:::::[:.:....continue.l o_~--p_ag~~ Moody, Walsh cotntnentonSEAsiasituation by Ray McGrath Vietnam's recent involvement in Vietnam "had been pushing for Cambodian fall. And "China Senior StaffReporter toppling Pol Pot's regime in expansion for centuries" prior to may want to set up their own Cambodia, according to two the French colonial settlements, stooges in Hanoi m place of Notre Dame faculty members. which for years acted to create a Russian stooges," he stated. The volatile situation in South Peter Moody, associate profes buffer zone between Vietnam Moody also pointed out that east Asia has its roots in prob sor of Government and Internat and its neighbors. America's playmg the so-called lems which started before ional Relations, noted that The Vietnam War, involving the 'China Card' has allowed China United States, was also only a to "do these things under our deferment of the inevitable rise shield." "I suspect," Moody in recurring international ten said, "that Carter is .horrified by sions in that area, according to this. The United States is in an Snowball throwing incident results in Moody. awkward situation.'' Russia became involved in the On the other hand, Moody sees Sino-Vietnamese antipathy dur the Soviet Union in an even more conJ--iderable damage to Dillon Hall ing the conflict with the United uncomfortable position. "If the by]ohn McGrath responsible for the "attack" at over 100. States, Moody said. Communist Vietnamese regime is in trouble, Senior StaffReporter There were confirmed reports that many of the Vietman needed support in the Russia will have to stand by and students taking part in the assault came from form of advanced was machinery look foolish, or get heavily in volved. It probably doesn't want Over 20 windows were broken and at least one Flanner and Grace Halls. and of the two great Con1munist student was injured last night in a snowball One student reported that after dinner there was powers, only the Soviet Union to do either," Moody said. could fill the .demand, he He concluded that the present throwing incident in the vicinity of Dillon Hall. a large snowfight between the two high-rise dorms. claimed. •'We had considerable dag~age done to the front ''Then someone said," 'Hey wouldn't it be a great conflict will probably not es side of the hall .. ' • reported a member of the Dillon idea to go get Dillon!'' a Grace resident recalled. This led to further dependance calate into major war between Hall staff, who asked to remain unidentified. "We A Dillon student observed "I got the impression on the Soviets, and finally to the China and Russia, but that this had at least 25 windows broken." that they were from the North Quad." signing of a mutual support possibility is being flirted with. The same official also reported that one student "I don't think it was malicious," the student treaty last November. MOOdy Nevertheless, Moody sees was injured by flying glass. said, admitting however, "Some of the snowballs sees present Vietnam as a serru Amencan "relations with the Officials at Notre Dame Security initially refused were really hard-packed and a couple of guys got colorual extention of Russia. Soviet Union turning more and to comment on the incident, but Director of kicked in the head." Regarding Vietnam's aid in more sour." Security Joe Wall, contacted at his home last night, According to the same Dillon resident, at one toppling the Chinese backed Professor Brian Walsh, dir acknowledged that he was aware of the incident, point in the "battle," several Dillon residents Cambodian regime, Moody tied it ector or the Computing Center, and said the situation is under investigation. removed a ftre hose from its storage place in a in to Vietnam's jealousy of the travelled throughout Southeast A resident of Dillon Hall reported that the Dillon corridor and attempted to direct a high- Chinese and their influence. Asia last summer. incident began at approximately 7 p.m. and pressure stream of water at the attackers through China's invasion of Vietnam, He brought back firsthand continued "for a good lialf-hour." the front door. Moody suggested, may be aimed accounts of how the people there Some student witnesses, who also asked to "I guess it didn't work very good, though, at several objectives. One object . view Sino-Vietnamese tensions. remain anonymous, estimated the size of the gowp because those guys got wasted,'' he added. ive is retribution for the (Continued from page 4] <;EM.,c _.,>'. ·.. ~·~·< .. •~~~~:~.)~ ;~;?~~ ~~ [i,~,,::c;~~ -~~ ~- --- ----~- ~------- ~--~ ------------------ ·------ --- News in brief Friday, February 23, 1979 -page 2 Indiana House passes Grand Jury indicts N &W limited smoking ban Train kills Hoosier tnan in car INDIANAPOliS (AP) - ~. noking would be prohibited in the MUNCIE, Ind. [.t'if'f - For the criminal prosecution. Since no million Pinto and Mercury Bobcat public areas of state-owned buildings, under a bill approved second time in six months, a individuals were named in either sedans made between 1971 and yesterday in the Indiana House and sent to the Senate. Rep. transponation giant has been indictment, the maximum penal 1976 that Ford announced in Roben J. DuComb, R-Granger, in his seventh year as sponsor of indicted on a criminal charge ty for reckless homiCide - a felony June were being recalled because the smoking ban, said a law is necessary for health reasons and stemming from a fatal automo - would be a $10,000 fme. of government tests showing the to educate youngsters on the dangers of the practice. bile accident. However, Delaware County cars' fuel tanks leaked large A Delaware County grand jury Prosecutor Michael Alexander amounts of fuel in moderate charged Norfolk & Western Rail said Thursdays that the N&W speed carshes. way Co. on Wednesday with indictment wasn't patterned after The N&W indictment did not 'Birthday Party ' candidates reckless homicide in the death of the Ford case, which has yet to specify what acts the railroad a Muncie man whose car was hit come to trial. allegedly committed to consittute by a train at an ungqarded ''They're two different types of reckless homicide. Alexander win student election railroad crossing. cases," he said. "Ours is based refused to elaborate for fear of on acts done by cotporate ern- jeopardizing the case. COLUMBIA,Mo. (.AP) - Roben Siegel and Garth Bare Last September, .an Elkhart ployees. Theirs is based on The indictment stemmed from campaigned for the University of Missouri's student County grand /. ury mvoked the safery engineering and products a Feb. 8 accident at an Oakville government wearing straitjackets and clown suits and promising same Indiana aw lifld charged )iabiltty theory." crossing, near the Delaware to bring naval battles to the football stadium. And they won. Ford Motor Co. With reckless In the Pinto case the Elkhan Henry County line in eastern Siegel, a senior sociology major, was elected president and homicide in the de~ths of three grand jury said th~t Ford reck Indiana, which killed Eddy Arm Bare, a sophomore engineenng student, was elected vice teen-age women m a fiery, lessly designed the Pinto fuel strong, 42, and seriously mjured president. Their ''Birthday Party'' took 47 percent of the vote rear-end Pinto automobile acci- tanks. The car was among 1. 5 his wife, Joyce. Wednesday in the thre-way race. During thetr campaign, Siegel dent. · and Bare promised to turn the campus' central quadrangle into Both cases were brought under an ice-skating rink and said they would flood the football a 1977 state law that makes a stadium and hold mock naval battles there. corporation as liable as a person Weather Flash flood watch today with occasional showers and FThe Observer thunderstorms. Highs today in the low and mid 40s. A 70 Rev. Roben Griffm. C.S.C. Night Editor: FrankL. Kebe, 5:00 p.m. ·Saturday percent chance of a few lingering showers this afternoon with 9:15a.m. Sunday Fr. Thomas McNally te~peraf1:1res beginning to fall by evening.